The plough-mans tale
Subtitle: Shewing by the doctrine and liues of the Romish clergie, that the Pope is Antichrist and they his ministers. Written by Sir Geffrey Chaucer, Knight, amongst his Canterburie tales: and now set out apart from the rest, with a short exposition of the words and matters, for the capacitie and vnderstanding of the simpler sort of readers.
Contributors: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400 attributed name.; Brampton, Thomas, fl. 1414 attributed name.; Wotton, Anthony, 1561?-1626 attributed name.
Series: Early English books, 1475-1640 -- 1542:9.
Publisher: Printed by G. E[ld] for Samuell Macham, and Mathew Cooke, and are to be sold at their shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Tygers head
Published: 1606
Place of publication: At London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 62
Other titles: Ploughman's tale
Notes: Not in fact by Chaucer. Also misattributed to Thomas Brampton. "A.N. Wawn, Yearbook of English studies, 2 (1972) 21-40, and BJRL, 56 (1973) 174-92, argues that the work was originally a Lollard tract written in the early 15th century, subsequently revised and gaining the addition of the prologue and lines 205-28 in the 16th century"--Halkett & Laing (3rd ed.).

This edition is also sometimes attributed to Anthony Wotton, whose name appears in a manuscript note in the Harvard University. Library copy--STC.

In verse.

Printer's name from STC.

Signatures: A-H⁴ (-H4, blank?).

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

STC (2nd ed.) 5101.

Available electronically as part of Early English books online.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1980. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1542:09).